Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is currently in custody at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in Abuja. According to reliable sources at the Commission’s headquarters, Bello was arrested in a midnight sting operation. A source familiar with the development stated that Bello, who had initially claimed to have voluntarily honoured the…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Wednesday commenced the airlift of election materials for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to Benin, Edo State, ahead of the upcoming governorship election scheduled for 21 September 2024. A statement signed by Group Captain Kabiru Ali, Deputy Director, Public Relations and Information said, “This move is part of…
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has revealed why he surrendered to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after a prolonged snub of the anti-graft agency’s invitation to answer for financial impropriety allegations levelled against him. A statement on Wednesday by Yahaya Bello’s Media office Director, Ohiare Michael, made available to…
Controversial singer Portable has broken down in tears while issuing another apology to the preacher he assaulted recently. Last week, the ‘Zazuu Zeh’ crooner confronted and slapped a man who had come to preach at his bar in Ogun state, an act that sparked widespread outrage on social media. Gospel artist Testimony Jaga also gave…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man named Tahiru Hamidu for allegedly engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse with a mentally unstable married woman (name withheld) in the Owode community, located in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the arrest to our…
Instagram has introduced ‘teen accounts,’ a new feature aimed at enhancing the safety of users under 18 on the platform. Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, made the announcement in a blog post on Tuesday. According to the statement, all accounts of users under 18 will automatically switch to Instagram teen accounts, with…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a dismissed soldier, Aliyu Adamu, for defrauding three applicants of N200,000 under the guise of helping them secure jobs in the Nigerian Army. The command’s spokesperson, SP Ahmed Muhammed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. “Operatives attached to ‘B’ Divisional Police Headquarters has…
New agricultural technologies producing up to two to three times more milk and safer milk can prevent 109 children from dying in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. This came up in the eighth annual Goalkeepers report released Tuesday by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Goalkeepers report, “A Race to Nourish a Warming World,”…
The Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency (NIHSA) has alerted Nigerians of release water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Lagdo Reservoir is a reservoir located in the Northern Province of Cameroon, on the Benue River, in the Niger basin. The lake covers an area of 586 km2. In a statement on Tuesday, Director General of NIHSA, Umar…
Former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has finally honoured invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to his media office, which announced the development in a statement on Wednesday, the decision was made after consultations with his family, legal team and political allies. In April, the EFCC had declared Bello wanted…
